Pear stem end trimming, stemming, peeling, coring and splitting machine



Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,201

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, GORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINEFiled May 51, 1962 52 Sheets-Sheet 1 toe 152 10'? 162 12? gio I04 744743 748 I27 INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CREED ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s H CREED3,21

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING; S TEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTINGMACHINE Filed May 31, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CREEDATTORNEY 3,211,201 G, AND

Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING,GORIN SPLITTING MACHINE 32 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 51, 1962 FIT-133EINVENTOIR SHERMAN H. CREED /g Q/y ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s CREED3,211,201

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINEFiled May 31, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 4 F'IIEI' 1 INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CREEDBY AA ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 H. CREED 3 211,201

5. 2 FEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, GORING, AND SPLITTINGMACHINE Filed May 31, 1962 52 Sheets-Sheet 5 IF'IIS EI INVENTOR SHERMANH. CREEED BY mzz/ w.

ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,201

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLIT'IINGMACHINE Filed May 31, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 6 F'II3 I3 INVENTOR SHERMANH. CREED ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,201 PEAR STEM ENDTRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINE Filed May 51,1962 52 Sheets-Sheet '7 181 200 6 l 113 "207 19s 1 18 IE I I3 7 INVENTORSHERMAN H. CREED ATTORNEY s. H. CREED 3,211,201

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Oct. 12, 1965 PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, PEELIN SPLITTING MACHINE52 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed May 31, 1962 INVENTOR SHERMAN H. OREED BY MW 7rflMW PZ J' ATTORNEY s. H. CREED 3,211,201 PEAR STEM END TRIMMING,STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND

Oct. 12, 1965 SPLITTING MACHINE Filed May 51, 1962 52 Sheets-Sheet 9Lll/ //l/ III //I I INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CRIEED BY A744 /fifiww ATTORNEYOct. 12, 1965 Filed May 31, 1962 S. H. PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING,FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINE CREED TI[3 lI:l

32 Sheets-Sheet 1O UNIIHHIIIHHI'" INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CREED ATTORNEYOct. 12, 1965 H. CREED 3,211,201

S. PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTINGMACHINE Filed May 51, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet l1 F'II3 ll ll llHillly h mumINVENTOR SHERMAN H. OREED ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s H. CREED 3,211,201

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINEFiled May 31, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 12 F'IE. 1E-

INVENTOR SHERMAN H. ORIEED BY m/W- ZJ.

ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,201

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND

SPLITTING MACHINE Filed May 51, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 13 E2 INVENTOIRSHERMAN H. CREED ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,201 PEAR STEMEND TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINE Filed May31, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 14 INVENTO'R SHERMAN H. GREED g WW TLJ.

ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,201

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND SPLITTING MACHINEFiled May 51, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 15 IEI'EI'EIKI u a INVENTOR SHERMANH. GREED ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1965 s H CREED 3, 1, 1

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING: S TEMMING, FEELING, CORING, AND

SPLITTING MACHINE Filed May 51, 1962 52 Sheets-Sheet l6 INVENTOR SHERMANH. CIREED BYM A% W /IL/.

ATTORNEY 3,211,201 G, AND

Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING,CORIN SPLITTING MACHINE 32 Sheets-Sheet 17 Filed May 51, 1962 372T'IE 2El 37' 334 INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CREED Oct. 12, 1965 s. H. CREED 3,211,

PEAR STEM END TRIMMING, STEMMING, FEELING, CURING, AND SPLITTING MACHINEFiled May 31, 1962 32 Sheets-Sheet 18 INVENTOR SHERMAN H. CREED ATTORNEY

2. IN A FRUIT PREPARATION MACHINE, A TRANSFER CARRIAGE MOUNTED FORHORIZONTAL RECIPROCATING MOTION, A FRUIT HOLDING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ONSAID CARRIAGE, SAID ASSEMBLY BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FRUIT AND CARRYTHE SAME FROM A FRUIT RECEIVING STATION TO AN IMPALING STATION, AVERTICALLY DISPOSED IMPALING TUBE AT SAID IMPALING STATION MOUNTED BOTHFOR ROTARY AND FOR VERTICAL RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT, MEANS FOR MOVINGSAID IMPALING TUBE UPWARDLY TO IMPALE THE FRUIT IN SAID FRUIT HOLDINGASSEMBLY, A CLAMP CARRIAGE MOUNTED FOR HORIZONTAL RECIPROCATING MOVEMENTBETWEEN SAID IMPALING STATION AND AN UNLOADING STATION, A PAIR OF CLAMPARMS MOUNTED ON SAID CLAMP CARRIAGE ADAPTED TO CLAMP THE SIDES OF SAIDFRUIT, A CORING KNIFE MOUNTED ABOVE SAID IMPALING TUBE IN COAXIALALIGNMENT THEREWITH, MEANS FOR CONTINUOSULY ROTATING SAID CORING KNIFE,AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CORING KNIFE DOWNWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID FRUITAS THE IMPALING TUBE IS WITHDRWAN DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, WHEREBY SAIDCORING KNIFE ENGERS SAID FRUIT PROCESSING MACHINE, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED13. IN A FRUIT PROCESSING MACHINE, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED IMPALING TUBE,MEANS FOR IMPALING A FRUIT THEREON, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID IMPALINGTUBE AND FRUIT, A FIRST VERTICALLY MOVABLE CARRIAGE, A PEELING TUBE ANDFRUIT, A FIRST VERTICALLY TO SAID FIRST CARRIAGE, A PEELING KNIFEMOUNTING BAR MOUNTED ON SAID BRACKET FOR BOTH PIVOTAL AND ROTATABLEMOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO, A PEELING KNIFE BLADE MOUNTED ON SAIDMOUNTING BAR, SPRING MEANS NORMALLY URGING SAID PEELING KNIFE MOUNTEDBAR ABOUT ITS PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO YIELDABLY MAINTAIN SAID KNIFE BLADEIN CONTACT WITH SAID ROTATING FRUIT, A SECOND VERTICALLY MOVABLECARRIAGE AND MEANS ASSOCITED WITH SAID SECOND CARRIAGE AND SAID MOUNTINGBRACKET FOR ROTATING SAID PEELING KNIFE MOUNTING BAR ABOUT THE AXIS OFSAID BRACKET UPON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECONDCARRIAGES TO CAUSE SAID KNIFE BLADE TO FOLLOW THE SURFACE CONTOUR OFSAID ROTATING FRUIT IN PROPER CUTTING RELATION THEREWITH AS KNIFEPROGRESSES DOWNWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID ROTATING FRUIT.